Kota Kinabalu: The Ex-State Footballers Association (The Ex-State) is planning to organise a basic football skills clinic in Pitas in the very near future.
Its president Datuk James Wong disclosed this after paying a visit to Assistant Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Ruddy Awah, who is also the State representative for Pitas as well as Sabah Football Association vice president at his office recently.
He said Ruddy was impressed with their recent clinics held in Ranau, which attracted more than 100 students aged 13-15, and hoped they could hold one in Pitas and at the same time arranged for a friendly match with the local team.
window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.defineSlot('/22826383987/dailyexpress_inline', [1, 1], 'gpt-passback').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.enableServices();googletag.display('gpt-passback');});“I assured him that we are more than happy to organise a clinic in Pitas as one of our objectives is to complement Sabah FA on the development of football in the State.
“Our clinic first started back in April at SMK Gunsanad II in Keningau followed by another one at SMK Sook before the latest at SMK Lohan in Ranau last month has received very encouraging response.
“All the attendees were given valuable lessons by our experienced players in the likes of Yap Wai Loon, Harun Laban, Suharmin Yusof and others,” added James.